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Staff in surname order: |
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Badman, |
S |
Permanent Way staff * |
Baker, |
Edward |
Fireman |
Barnes, |
Arthur |
Driver * |
Beere |
Frank |
Portishead station master (in 1912 photo) * later Station Manager, Clevedon |
Bennett, |
Tom |
Driver |
Brooks, |
J |
Permanent Way staff * |
Carey, |
E C (Dan) |
Guard - started in 1923 and left 1927 then joined GWR * - son is Howard Carey |
Coles, |
Charles |
Driver until the General Strike in 1926 - see also Memories * |
Cooper |
J |
Permanent Way staff * |
Cullen, |
Alfred |
Guard then Fireman (1915) |
Cullen, |
Bill |
Conductor (in 1911 photo) |
Day, |
E |
Crossing Keeper, Clevedon * |
Davey, |
Henry |
Guard 1907 |
Denmead, |
F |
Permanent Way * |
Diamond, |
J |
Permanent Way staff * |
Elford, |
James |
Fireman |
Evans, |
Edward |
Driver |
Ford, |
Horace |
Guard |
Gatford, |
Tom |
Driver until closure. Drove last train. Formerly on Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway |
Gooding, |
G |
Permanent Way staff Worle * |
Grundy, |
Arthur J |
Manager of Clevedon headquarters * |
Grundy, |
Gordon |
Station Agent Clevedon * |
Grundy, |
Sidney |
Station Agent Clevedon * later Portishead |
Hancock, |
George |
Fireman then Driver (in 1897 and 1905 photo) |
Halliday, |
A |
Driver * |
Hedger, |
Tom |
Fireman * later Driver |
Hill, |
Alf # |
Chief Fitter |
Hill, |
Alf, |
Fitter (son of Alf Hill #) |
Hill, |
Fred |
Fitter (son of Alf Hill #) |
Hodges, |
J |
Station Master Weston-super-Mare 1907 |
Jenkins, |
Arthur |
Railcar Conductor * |
Jones, |
John (Jack) R |
Driver at opening of railway (ex GWR) |
Maize, |
John |
Driver |
Morgan, |
George |
Driver of the railcar |
Plumley, |
Stan |
Day cleaner (later Fireman) * (See Magazines- Tenterden Terrier) |
Preston, |
William |
Fireman (in 1898 photo) , later Driver |
Radford, |
Florence |
Station Mistress at Worle * |
Ralph, |
A |
Carpenter * |
Read, |
F |
Night Cleaner * |
Riddick, |
Jack H |
Guard for about 20 years. Joined railway in 1914 * |
Robbins, |
J |
Permanent Way Portishead * |
Sharpe, |
Albert |
Fireman * later Driver |
Simonds, |
O |
Permanent Way * |
Sperring, |
Joseph |
Crossing Keeper, Worle |
Stone, |
William C |
Guard |
Surtees, |
R |
Station Master, Weston Super Mare * |
Taylor, |
A |
Permanent Way * |
Thomas, |
F |
Permanent Way staff * |
Toomey, |
Charles |
Porter, Clevedon * |
Vowles, |
James |
Permanent Way Staff * |
Ware, |
Vick |
Station Agent at Portishead. Nephew of Frank Beere. Died 3 February 2010. |
Warren, |
F |
Porter, Portishead * |
Whitting, |
William (Bruff) |
Conductor 1907, later Driver |
Wintour, |
Edward R |
Traffic Manager and Loco Superintendent 1897 to 1903 |
Woodland, |
Bert |
Fitter’s Mate * later Driver |
People
This page contains details of many of the staff and people involved with the WC&P Railway.
The information below is mostly gleaned from the books by Colin Maggs and Christopher Redwood.
Items marked * are listed in Colin Maggs’ book as staff in 1925.
John Francis Ranald Daniel – Secretary of WCPT and Managing Director of the WCPLR until 1911 before Col Stephens. Born 1829. Died 1918.
Col. Holman Fred Stephens – see History. See also Col Stephens’ Society web site entry.
William Henry Austen – see History
George S Newton – General Manager from 1903 to 1911
Spencer Gore-Browne – Chairman of WCPLR 1907
More details to come ... if you have any knowledge of any staff please let us know. Contact ...